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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA.    less -
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Some Cannabis Employees Are Voting Out Their Union

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Some cannabis workers in recent months have grown weary of their unions and have voted the unions out – or, in labor terms, “decertified” them. This has happened in two different Cresco Labs facilities. The first occurred at...more

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BOLO: Cannabis Qui Tam Actions

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Due to federal illegality, the cannabis industry has long been plagued by federal agencies taking a variety of different enforcement approaches to cannabis businesses. From the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to the National...more

Perkins Coie

Cannabis Legal Report – October 2023

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State Cannabis Regulators Urge Congress to Act on Hemp - The Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA) issued an open letter on September 15, 2023, calling on Congress to enact regulations that address safety concerns for...more

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In the Weeds: DEA Hemp Rule Dispute, Landowners Fined for Tenants’ Crop, Dispensary Workers Seek Union, Feds Address Marijuana Use

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Newsworthy Highlights - Drug Enforcement Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Hemp Industries Association DEA Rule Challenge. On Nov. 29, 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) filed a pair of briefs for separate...more

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Can't it be about Cannabis? Connecticut Seeds the Path to Unionization

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Connecticut recently legalized recreational marijuana use by adults. The new law creates complex employment protections for recreational marijuana users. The same legislation also includes provisions that strongly encourage...more

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Union Organizing Raises Special Challenges for the Cannabis Industry

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While marijuana remains illegal under federal law, it has been legalized in 15 states and the District of Columbia. Another 29 states have decriminalized marijuana or allowed its medical use, or both. This loosening of...more

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Union Organizing In The Cannabis Industry: What Every Cannabis Employer Should Know About Labor Peace Agreements

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As more states legalize medicinal and recreational cannabis, many states are requiring that cannabis employers enter into a “labor peace agreement” with a union in order to obtain or maintain a license to grow, manufacture,...more

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Is New Jersey’s LPA and CBA Requirement One Toke Over the Line?

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As you might recall from previous blog posts, more and more states are requiring cannabis companies to enter into labor peace agreements with unions in order to obtain their licenses, but could that soon go up in smoke?...more

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Employment Law This Week®: Recalibrating Federal Agencies, Marijuana Legalization, the Changing Nature of Work - Monthly Rundown

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This Employment Law This Week® Monthly Rundown discusses the most important developments for employers heading into January 2020. The episode includes: 1. The Recalibration of Federal Agencies The year 2019 was the year of...more

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California Puts a Foot On the Scale to Drive Unionization Higher: AB 1291 Mandates State-Sponsored Assistance in Organizing...

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As private sector unionization rates have continued to fall over recent decades, organized labor has increasingly turned to the state and local politicians it supports for assistance in the form of state legislation and local...more

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California Attempts to Weed Out Unfair Labor Practices at the State Level by Enacting Union-Friendly Regulation on Employers in...

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As the cannabis industry has rapidly progressed over the years, states such as New York, New Jersey and Illinois have begun to implement legislation that encourages employers to engage in labor peace agreements with unions....more

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AB 1291 Forces California Cannabis Companies To Sign “Labor Peace Agreements” With Unions, But Statute May be Unconstitutional

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On October 12, 2019, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1291 (“AB 1291”) into law, which requires companies to sign a so-called “labor peace” agreement with a union or risk losing their cannabis license; thereby,...more

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Top 50 Workplace Law Stories Of 2018

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It’s hard to keep up with the news these days. It sometimes feels like you can’t step away from your phone, computer, or TV for more than an hour or so without a barrage of new information hitting the headlines—and you’re...more

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